Goal festival in the eighth round of the ÖEL

The eighth round of the Austrian Ice Hockey League (ÖEL) on Friday, 13 November, and Saturday, 14 November, produced 45 goals in six games, an average of 7,5 per game. All fixtures were decided in regular time.

West: Lustenau win derby

EHC Lustenau won the Vorarlberg derby against SC Samina Hohenems 4:1 on Saturday. Both teams are now level at the top on 17 points, with Lustenau ahead on goal difference.

HC Kufstein had already won the Tyrol derby against WSG Swarovski Wattens Penguins 7:1 on Friday. Kufstein are just three points behind the leading duo on 14 points.

EHC Kundl ended their run of five defeats with a 7:3 win over Dornbirner Eishockey Club and now have nine points. Dornbirn and Wattens have six points each after seven games.

East: Away wins for favourites

The two leading teams won away from home. Wiener Eislauf-Verein prevailed 5:2 at ATSE Graz and lead with 21 points. KSV Kängurus won 4:2 at UEHV CAM4DENT Sharks Gmunden and follow with 19 points.

HDK Maribor celebrated their second win of the season with a 5:4 victory over ASKÖ Grizzlies Linz. The race is tight behind them: Graz have nine points, Linz and Maribor eight each, and Gmunden seven.

Next games on Friday

The ninth round begins on Friday, 20 November, with two games at 19:30: Dornbirner Eishockey Club host Hohenems, while the Kängurus face Linz.

On Saturday, 21 November, Kundl play Kufstein at 17:30, Maribor face Graz at 18:30, WEV take on Gmunden at 19:00, and Wattens play Lustenau at 19:30. All games can be watched live on RED+.